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Source : My Blog on Huffington image source Nature vs nurture is a most basic of questions about us, our behaviours, management style, our reaction, our attitude and our parenting. However this post is not for or against either side, neither is it a sit on the fence but rather an observation about the specific skill of iteration. My scars come from over 25 years in startup land with the past 12 years in acceleration, incubation and funding both for software and product companies but all with a technology led solution. The struggle I have is that we [royal] assume that one side of nature or nurture is somehow more stable and constant than the other side. Some argue that nature changes little over one generation and is therefore offers stability to measure from, others that nurture is the more stable. No one denies small incremental changes but these are about improvements and overall stability means that you can measure differences of the other force and determine if natu

Dear Tony, You did it. This morning the FCC voted to protect real Net Neutrality , doing what millions of people like you have called for: restoring the agency's authority to protect Internet users under Title II of the Communications Act. It's an incredible victory that wouldn't have happened without every single phone call, email, rally, Facebook post, tweet, meeting with Congress and everything else you've done to protect Internet freedom. Today we get to celebrate something really rare: a concrete win that everyday people made possible. You stood up to corporate giants and created a public policy that will actually protect the public. This moment was more than 10 years in the making. The fight to protect the open Internet has united everyone — grassroots activists, technologists, new civil rights leaders, parents, teachers, students, musicians, artists and millions and millions of Internet users. We've proven that we're a force to be reckoned with in Washing

  Above is the picture of a new information leftet I recieved from my energy supplier #nPower.  In it are the words " We take your privacy seriously ….. therefore tell us how you would like to communite with me to deliver relevant offers ."     My problem. Privacy in this context ( corporate communicating with a customer) is about how you store my data and use my data. This is to do with terms such as You cannot sell my data without my permission and you should protect it at all reasonable costs. Why then do nPower want to confuse the customer, the context and indeed the whole issue with marketing, selling and commutations?   nPower, if you want to speak with me about offers it is called Preferences not Privacy.   Quick rant : is there a corporate responsibility to use words correctly?   In my view the use of the word "privacy" to control the flow of annoying upselling confuses the user and distracts from the actual contractual responsibilities.        

  Fab Lab London – open and very busy   Fab Lab London has opened with a bang. Ande and I opened the door on 19 th September and have had twelve insane weeks of busyness. Some highlights…..   1.     Over 2,000 people have been through Fab Lab London, and our numbers are increasing each week 2.     Hosted high profile visits from 10 Downing Street, Cabinet Office, Two FTSE 100 boards, TechCity, overseas ministers and majors 3.     Been covered in many media and outlets including Wired and London Tonight 4.     Had a wide range of kids and schools visit the lab and deliver classes and education 5.     Run over 30 events in the lab from private corporate strategy and innovation sessions to public crafts and creative 6.     Increased the machine and tools from opening to include milling, lathe, drills, vinyl cutter, CNC milling, engraving, grinding, saws and much more 7.     Welcomed Intel into one of the rooms to run a schools project from the lab 8.     Staffed up with a core team of

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